Natural Information Society Community Ensemble With Ari Brown
Since Time Is Gravity (2lp)
The next chapter of the Natural Information Society is here. 'Since Time Is Gravity,' credited to Natural Information Society Community Ensemble with Ari Brown, presents a newly expanded manifestation of acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Abrams' nearly 15 year, 7 albums and-counting flagship ensemble. Joining the core NIS of Abrams (guimbri and bass), Lisa Alvarado (harmonium) Mikel Patrick Avery (drums) and Jason Stein (bass clarinet) are Hamid Drake (percussion), Josh Berman and Ben Lamar Gay (cornets), Nick Mazzarella and Mai Sugimoto (alto saxophones and flute), Kara Bershad (harp) and Chicago living legend of the tenor saxophone Ari Brown. Recorded live to tape at Electrical Audio and The Graham Foundation, cover painting Vibratory Cartography: Nepantla, by Lisa Alvarado.